{"id":391478,"date":"2026-11-03T00:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/391478\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T00:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:32:46","slug":"nyc-apartments-under-a-million-gramercy-prospect-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/391478\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Apartments Under a Million: Gramercy, Prospect Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n As seen in this listing photo, the oversize north-facing window floods this Gramercy one-bedroom with light.
\n Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass\n <\/p>\n

For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of housing configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional true two-bedroom. We\u2019re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week, our picks include a brownstone floor-through with original Italianate flourishes in Prospect Heights and a garden apartment in the far West Village with a private patio.<\/p>\n

201 E. 17th St., Apt. 23H<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n As seen in this listing photo, the former second bedroom makes for a spacious dining alcove in this converted one-bedroom in Gramercy.
\n Photo: Compass\n <\/p>\n

The seller (or maybe another previous owner) is a real mensch for knocking down walls and transforming what was once a fairly conventional two-bedroom into a wide-open one-bed at Park Towers. Honey-blond parquet floors cover the nearly 300-square-foot common area, which has north-facing skyline views plus a bit of light from the west-facing dining alcove where the second bedroom once was. The L-shaped kitchen has a nice flow with dual entrances, and the brick-red mid-century countertops kind of work. There\u2019s another west-facing oversize window and a pair of pretty deep closets in the large bedroom with enough leftover space for a reading nook. As for the one-and-a-half baths, they\u2019re white and cream and perfectly unobjectionable. The amenities aren\u2019t nothing \u2014 $2,376 \u2014 but they at least cover the 24-hour doorman and live-in super, in-building shared laundry, an exercise room, cold storage, a bike room, and garage parking. The location is pretty great, too:\u00a0You\u2019re a few blocks away from Union Square, and it\u2019s right down the street from the beloved diner<\/a> Joe Jr.<\/p>\n

169 Park Pl., Apt. 3<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n As seen in this listing photo, this two-bedroom in Prospect Heights has delightful original Italianate details throughout.
\n Photo: Corcoran\n <\/p>\n

This floor-through apartment is one flight up from the parlor level and is impressive for both its original Italianate details and the solid layout. Well-maintained moldings line the\u00a0nine-foot-plus ceilings, and the southwest-facing living area centers on an arched fireplace that\u2019s quite a stunner with a nursery-size bedroom just off the side. The kitchen and bath desperately need an update (and there are\u00a0washer and vented-dryer hookups for when that day comes). On the north side is the garden-facing primary bedroom, which can easily fit a king-size bed and a desk, although you might turn the nook that\u2019s currently being used as a dressing room into a proper office. The maintenance fees are a low $1,095 \u2014 perhaps because the four-unit co-op is self-managed and has no amenities to speak of \u2014 but you are steps away from the Seventh Avenue subway stop and a new class of restaurants along Vanderbilt Avenue vying for\u00a0institutional status.<\/p>\n

304 W. 88th St., Apt. 2D\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n As seen in this listing photo, the exposed brick wall gives this Upper West Side one-bedroom plenty of warmth.
\n Photo: Brown Harris Stevens\n <\/p>\n

Here we\u2019ve got another prewar charmer, this time less than a block from Riverside Park and much more of a turnkey situation. The shoebox kitchen\u2019s green-and-brass cabinetry is bold but elegant, the new appliances stainless steel, and the quartz countertops spacious enough for you to prepare a pot roast. Crown molding and a decorative fireplace tucked into the exposed-brick wall round out the living room, and there\u2019s more exposed brick in the bedroom, which looks like it can manage a pair of nightstands and a king-size bed but not much more. This is another case where the $1,791 monthlies cover little besides your taxes, which, honestly, is not so bad a deal.<\/p>\n

107 Morton St., Apt. GB<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n As seen in this listing photo, you\u2019ll probably want to stock up on lamps if you move into this garden-level one-bedroom in the far West Village.
\n Photo: Douglas Elliman\n <\/p>\n

As in many garden apartments, natural lighting isn\u2019t this home\u2019s strong suit. (The current owner went hard on their lamp collection; perhaps you will do the same.) But the nine-foot ceilings help keep the space from feeling too tomblike, and the layout\u2019s pretty good. You enter through the spacious-enough living area, which looks out on the private patio and its storybook vines, and the hallway leads past a renovated kitchen lined with gray cabinetry and some loud quartz countertops. (Things are slightly tamer in the bathroom: green tilework, gold hardware.) The bedroom is in the back and quite spacious with a proper walk-in closet. The maintenance fees are $1,242 and cover two live-in supers, bike storage, shared laundry, and a common garden space. Hudson River Park is less than a block away, so you know where you\u2019ll be running from now on.<\/p>\n

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